Best of British: 22 of the most famous photographers from Great Britain

Norman Parkinson

Norman Parkinsonbegan his photographic career in 1931. During World War II he served as a reconnaissance photographer for the Royal Air Force, and after that went on to do fashion and portrait photographer for Vogue until 1960. He in fact revolutionized British fashion photography during the 1940s by shooting models in an outdoor environment as opposed to the more tried and tested studio. Parkinson always described himself as a craftsman and not an artist.

Philip Jones Griffiths

1936 – 2008

Philip Jones Griffiths was a Welsh photographer best known for his groundbreaking photojournalism documenting the Vietnam War for Magnum. The resulting images were not readily accepted by American magazines as they depicted the suffering of the Vietnamese people. Eventually his photography had a dramatic impact on the perception of the war in Vietnam both in the US and elsewhere in the world. Ultimately, his work made him one of the most influential photojournalists ever.